Solidworks Sheet Metal Forming Tool Tutorial

Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1.

Solidworks sheet metal forming tool tutorial.

In this tutorial video i will sketch sheet metal box using louver tool in solidworks. Miter flange is slightly different from edge flange because it needs a sketch profile of lines or arcs. Click on the top plane and. You must consider how the minimum radius of curvature mrc correlates with the forming tool.

Quick tips video presented by mark. Learn two examples of inserting a forming tool into a sheet metal part in solidworks. Right click the folder and click forming tools folder if forming tools folder is already selected omit this step. How to use solidworks miter flange solidworks sheet metal tutorial 2.

This video also shows a quick example of how the forming tool can be setup. The locating sketch is added to position the forming tool on the sheet metal part the colors are applied to distinguish the stopping face from the faces to remove. The mrc in a forming tool is a good measure of the maximum thickness for a sheet metal part. Sheet metal miter flange is also like edge flange helps to add one or more flanges on base flange sheet metal part.

Let s see how this works. Please subscribe our channel for more videos and projects in solidworks. When asked if you want all subfolders to be marked as forming tools folders click yes. This applies to forming tools that are part files sldprt not form tool sldftp files.

Before you apply forming tools to sheet metal parts in the design library you must right click the folder that contains the forming tools and select forming tools folder to designate its contents as forming tools. The sheet metal tool allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process all helping to save time and development costs.